...pitch. Leonard was in Tucson to promote his "Friday Night Fights" at a local casino. ... The Rockies gave INF-OF Benji Gil his unconditional release. ... Gonzalez was named the first recipient of the Abby Greer Award, which goes to the club's...

...probably be activated in mid-April, while the other three are out for the season. ROCKIES: Colorado released infielder Benji Gil on Wednesday. A non-roster invitee to spring training, Gil batted .263 (10-for-38) with one homer and nine...

...Doesn't have a lot of range, but has pretty good hands. Benji Gil (4-for-7 in the postseason) might get the start...season before Bonds broke in. Angels: Shawn Wooten, Benji Gil, Alex Ochoa, Orlando Palmeiro, Chone Figgins, Jose...

...Doesn't have a lot of range, but has pretty good hands. Benji Gil (4-for-7 in the postseason) might get the start...season before Bonds broke in. Angels: Shawn Wooten, Benji Gil, Alex Ochoa, Orlando Palmeiro, Chone Figgins, Jose...

...four of his first 12 batters. Solo homers by Salmon in the first and Spiezio in the second put the Angels ahead, and Benji Gil's RBI single later in the second made it 3-0. Spiezio added RBI single in the third, and Pettitte was gone after...

...Mariners, including all six of his chances in September. The Chicago White Sox traded two relief pitchers for shortstop Benji Gil of the Texas Rangers. In return for the 25-year-old Gil, the Rangers receive relievers Al Levine and Larry Thomas...

...beat up the New York Yankees 9-5 Saturday to end the startling AL division series. Shawn Wooten, Bengie Molina and Benji Gil went a combined 7-for-10 with four runs scored and four RBIs as the Angels ended the Yankees' season with another...

...lineup, Angels manager Mike Scioscia pulled ALCS MVP Adam Kennedy - hitting .371 in the postseason - and instead started Benji Gil at second base. The hunch paid off as Gil singled his first two times up. The Giants brought out their own good-luck...

...the Angels took a 3-1 lead in the third. Anaheim went up 6-3 and chased Esteban Yan during a three-run fifth. Benji Gil scored from third when shortstop Kevin Stocker misplayed a throw at second base on Darin Erstad's stolen base. Vaughn...